BAE SYSTEMS INTRODUCES THE QUANTUM HEADS-UP DISPLAY
(QHUD) AT NBAA 2008
Heads-Up Displays (HUDs) are still considered pretty high-tech, but BAE Systems is looking to push the envelope even further with something they call "Quantum HUD" — while bringing the price down into a realistically competitive range. BAE's Ric Morrow gives us a preview of the technology in this podcast, recorded at the National Business Aviation Association Convention in Orlando, Florida.

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NBAA'S BOLEN — DESPITE ECONOMIC WORRIES, A STRONG SHOW
NBAA president Ed Bolen told AVweb that association members are concerned about the credit crisis, but the Association's convention in Orlando is expected to see record participation. Bolen details the outlook in this podcast.

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CESSNA'S PELTON ON FINANCIAL CRISIS — THIS TIME IT'S DIFFERENT
Topic One at the opening day of the National Business Aviation Association convention is the growing financial and credit crisis. Cessna president Jack Pelton says the company is seeing slowed uptake in orders for new aircraft as credit tightens. The worry is that this economic trouble spot is entirely different than the 2001 slowdown, Pelton says.

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NEXTANT — STATE-OF-THE-ART BEECH 400S
The 400-series Beechjet has been a successful model, but as it ages, its fuel economy and performance are dated against newer jets. Nextant Aerospace says it can address that with an aggressive STC program to re-engine the airplane with the new Williams FJ44-3AP and Collins Proline 21 avionics. Learn the details from Nextant's Ed McDonald and Mark O'Donnell in this podcast.

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MANAGING YOUR RESOURCES WITH CENTURY CRM'S CARL CARMICHAEL
If you're familiar with crew resource management, you may be interested to learn that a company called Century CRM is bringing many of the concepts into the single-pilot arena under the aegis of "cockpit resource management." Century's Carl Carmichael explains how the company's innovative training can teach you to make the best use of your cockpit, in all sorts of different conditions.

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THE NEXT GENERATION OF GULFSTREAM PROMISES
TO BE EVEN MORE PASSENGER-FRIENDLY
Can the Gulfstream get any more passenger-oriented? At this year's NBAA Convention, Pres Henne (senior vice president for programs, engineering and testing) answered that question with a resounding yes, explaining how a bevy of new features in the G250 and a new "cabin-essential" power philosophy are making the airplane (expected in 2011) an even more welcoming environment that previous Gulfstreams.

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WELCOMING THE WICHITA AERO CLUB TO THE AVIATION COMMUNITY
We reported last week on the formation of a new Wichita Aero Club, and this week's National Business Aviation Association Convention is serving as the group's gala coming-out party. Executive Director Dave Franson sat down to educate us about the group's goals and structure.

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